The Green
The photos are starting to come in and believe me they are bringing back great memories. I would encourage anyone else that has photographs of the Green, and stories to contact me. I am looking for all photographs of all residents of the Green right up to the present day – just a flick on your phone, camera, iPad and forward it to me at joea@iol.ie. If you do not have a family picture perhaps you can forward me individual pictures and the house number you live/d in. If you don’t have a photograph from your time on the Green a family photograph from a later date will do. I am also looking for photograph of the apprentices and lodgers that stayed on the Green. You can also drop them into me in the shop where I will scan them and return them to you a minute later.
Commons North Woodland Walk
As we know Commons North Woodland Walk is a recently developed path through forestry to the south of Lanesborough, near an old lime quarry. We all know how fabulous the walk is and its beauty and we are delighted for its recognition. The very popular walk is now featuring on all suggested walks for County Longford as being highly recommended.
Talk on Breast Cancer
Lanesboro Library will host a Talk on Breast Cancer
with Rosaleen Glennon, author of ‘No Spare Life: One Woman’s Journey Through
Cancer’ on Thursday 1st March at 6.30pm. All welcome to come along –
light refreshments will be served.
St.
Patrick’s Day Parade
Preparations for the Lanesborough/Ballyleague St. Patrick’s Day Parade has now commenced, and the Parade will take place on St. Patrick’s Day 17th March commencing at St. Faithleach’s Clubhouse at 2.30pm sharp.
We look forward to this year’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade to be bigger and better than ever we have had in the community. This year we are looking forward to having many new entrants and also to those that have not taken part in recent years returning to the Parade. It is a bigger, better, brighter and happier parade we are looking forward to this year.
Application forms are available in O’Brien’s or from Teresa Costello or Freda Connaughton, the entry fee is €30 and should be enclosed with your entry form.
To help defray costs there will be the annual Lanesboro Ballyleague St. Patrick’s Day raffle and we would encourage everyone to buy a book or two of tickets. Tickets are priced €2 each or €5 for a book of 3. The 5 winners drawn out will each receive €100. The draw this year will take place in Adie’s Bar and Restaurant.
CES Vacancy
There is a community employment scheme
vacancy available in the prize-winning village of Newtowncashel.
Anyone who is interested please contact Tony
Moran between 9:00am and 1:00pm on 086
8146363 Monday to
Friday.
Birth
Congratulations to Eibhlín and Conor, Lehery on the birth and baptism of their son Aoife Marion Mc Kenna recently.
Thank You
The local organisers of the Lourdes Pilgrimage collection would like to thank everyone for their most generous contributions at all Masses last weekend.
The Ardagh and Clonmacnois Pilgrimage to Lourdes will this year takes place from Sunday 26th May to Friday 31st May. The cost of the Pilgrimage this year is €749. Anyone wishing to travel can contact Pilgrimage Director, Fr. Bernard Noonan, P.P. Moate or directly to Joe Walsh Tours, 143 Lr. Baggot St., Dublin 2.
Sympathy
We would like to extend our deepest sympathy to Terry and Maureen Hynes and family, Rathcline on the death of Mrs Pauline Hynes, Kilcolgan, Co. Galway on Monday 4th February. Pauline was also sister of Joe Mulvihill Snr, Newtowncashel and we extend our sympathy to Joe and his family.
Longford Horticulture Training
Longford Horticulture is a free Longford Westmeath Educational Training Board funded training course for people who wish to explore Horticultural work options and update or develop new skills. As we are going into spring this is an excellent way for those in our community to avail of this course and reap the benefits. For details contact Alan Garvey at National Learning Network 087-9065521.
Do you need to Talk?
Struggling to cope with life? Would it help to talk about your problem in confidence? It doesn’t matter who you are, how you feel or what happened to you. If things are getting you down, you can always talk to the Samaritans. The Samaritans are available on Freephone 116123, at all times 24 hours a day and 365 days a year.
County Longford – Public Consultation February 2019
What is the most important thing Heritage Ireland 2030 needs to deliver? A Public Workshop will take place in Lanesboro Library Wednesday 20th from 5 to 7.30pm. This is a drop-in session and you can avail of it between the above hours. This note is to ask you for your support in developing the new national heritage plan for Ireland, Heritage Ireland 2030.
We have a large, vibrant and dedicated heritage community who put so much time, effort and in many cases finances in protecting and nurturing all aspects of our heritage – and now is the chance for you to make your voice heard and make it count, to ensure that into the future, our heritage is protected, supported and enhanced.
Other times available on request: heritage@longfordcoco.ie or (043) 3341124
Strokestown Further Education Centre
Places available on our QQI Accredited Course. Training available at Levels 3, 4 and 5, catering for all needs and abilities. This is free course available to those in receipt of a social welfare payment. Payment top up for under 26’s, travel and meal allowance and free childcare places available. Contact your Local Social Welfare Office or call Rachel at the Centre on 071 96 34935. Check out our Facebook page for more information.
Buy & Bake Sale
Rathcline Ladies GAA Club will be having hosting a Buy & Bake Sale on Sunday, 3rd March at St. Mary’s Parish Hall to raise much needed funds for the club. Your support for this event would be greatly appreciated.
And Thank You
‘And thank You’ is a new play written and performed by the ever popular and star man Seamus O’Rourke will come to St. Mary’s Hall, Lanesboro, on Saturday 9th March at 8.30pm. This is a production much sought after, and it was a very lucky thing that the Minor Club got their ‘spake’ in on time to ensure we would be fortunate enough to have it. Tickets are on sale in O’Brien’s costing €10. Tickets are on sale in O’Brien’s and to book your tickets phone Martina 086-3858934. The play is being hosted by the Shannon Gaels Minor Club.
The following is a synopsis of the play: A play about an ordinary man living in rural Ireland who gets saved… Saved from a life of pub talk and prophesising. King John O’Sullivan used to be able to drink fifteen pints without having to piddle, now, it’s every nine. Going to the Gents so often can wear a man out. The story is told by the Reverend Thaddaeus Clancy and O’Sullivan’s two sons, Larry O and Martin. The sons run the family shop while Daddy, the King of McKenna’s Bar makes up the rules. It’s a story of hard work and success and dangling. There’s bad driving and ice hockey and there’s falling down. When the ‘Divel’ starts to gnaw, the kingdom will fall.
Table Quiz
U.C.D.
Student, Padraig Sorohan is organising a table quiz in Rosie’s on Friday 1st
March at 9.30pm in aid of his upcoming trip to Haiti. Padraig plans to spend
the month of July working in North West Haiti with a poverty-stricken community
in an educational setting. All support would be very much appreciated.
Dinner
Dance on Saturday
This year we see the return of the Rathcline GAA Dinner Dance on Saturday night next 16th February in the Longford Arms Hotel.
Tickets are available in O’Brien’s costing a reasonable €40 for a four-course meal and a wonderful night’s entertainment provided by Rhythm & Sticks who are packing the crowds in no matter where they go.
The club looks forward to a huge number from the parish attending and looks forward to a big number of former players and residents returning for the night.
Come along, enjoy the night and let’s create a night to be remembered and one that will be the start of a wonderful parish night out once again.
Free ECCE Places
If your child is 3 years old up to the 31st December 2019, you can avail of 2 Free years in Pre-School from 2019.Had Start Preschool is now taking bookings and places are limited. Bookings also taken for 2020. For more information contact Denise at 0870641793 after 1pm or email headstartpreschool97@gmail.com.
Our Library
Knitting
& Crochet Group
Knitting & Crochet group continues every
Monday 2pm to 4pm. New members always welcome!
Poetry & Music Group
Poetry & Music group continues on Monday
25th February – 4.15-5.30pm.
All welcome to come along and join in with this
very vibrant group!
6 week Art Course with Stephanie
Art Class no 6 continues in the Library on
Monday evening 18th February at 6.30pm.
Contact the library on 0433321291 or email lanesborolibrary@longfordcoco.ie<mailto:lanesborolibrary@longfordcoco.ie>
if you are interested.
ESOL Class
ESOL (English for speakers of other languages)
continues on Tuesday evenings at 7pm.
Babble & Books Parent & Toddler Group
There will be NO Parent & Toddler group on
Wednesday 20th February. Group will continue on Wednesday 27th February.
Talk on Breast Cancer
Lanesboro Library will host a Talk on Breast
Cancer with Rosaleen Glennon, author of ‘No Spare Life: One Woman’s Journey
Through Cancer’. All welcome to come along – light refreshments will be served.
Date: Thursday 1st March. Time: 6.30pm
David Russell – Book Launch
Local author David Russell will be hosting a
night of activities to launch his two new children’s books ‘Bold and the Magic
Stove’ and ‘Bold and the Magic Stove (Young Learners Edition)’. David
will be doing activities such as making Cartoon Characters & Designing Cars
and word searches. All are welcome to come along.
Light refreshments will be served. Date: Monday 1st April. Time: 6.30pm.
Foreign Currency & Used Stamps
We are still collecting unwanted foreign
currency and old coins/notes in aid of ISPCC. The smallest donation can make a
huge difference.
We also collect used stamps in aid of
ISPCC. Thank you.
Library membership is free for everyone and
provides you with complimentary access to books and p.c.’s in the library as
well as a range of digital services.
Download free eBooks, eAudiobooks, magazines and
newspapers with your library card and pin. Renew or request books on our
website http://www.longfordlibrary.ie/
Learn a new language online with Mango (over 71
languages available) or learn a new skill with Universal Class which offers
over 400 free online courses.
Call to the library for your free library card
& pin or further information.
50/50
On Monday night last, the draw took place for the weekly 50/50 draw. This week our winner was Alan Hanley, Corrigeen. The winning envelope this week was worth €388. Thanks to Alan for his continued support of the draw and maybe next week it can be you all you have to do is to buy a ticket and be in the draw.
The club thanks everyone for their continued support and encourage everyone to persist in your support and hopefully your name will surely be drawn out in the very near future. Tickets are on sale in local shops and businesses throughout the town at €2 each or 3 tickets for €5.
There are now 2 alternatives for those that would like to play the 50/50 by paying in advance. Option 1 is the green envelope where you pay €50 for a six-month term with one free draw and Option 2 is the pink envelope where you pay €100 for a 12-month period with two free draws.
The club encourages your support for the weekly draw and would like to thank everyone that has contributed so far.
€15,000 Tidy Towns
The Lanesboro Tidy Towns Lottery draw took place on Tuesday morning last on the Co-Op office. There was no winner of the €15,000, jackpot and the jackpot for this week, will now rise to reach and the jackpot has now reached its maximum of €15,000. The numbers drawn were 3, 19, 25 and 30. The winner of the €50 prize was Deirdre Farrell c/o The Yacht Bar, and the three €20 winners were Margaret Casey c/o The Market, Jenny Rice Rooney, The Abbey, and Gerard Dennigan, Derryhaun.
The committee thanks everyone for tremendous and loyal support support.
Please note that winners can collect their winning cheques in the Co-Op office only and will be available from Monday to Friday from 9am to 2pm.
Ballyboro
A very enthusiastic bunch of under 8s participated in
a blitz on Sunday last. They played Stonepark and Ardagh and acquitted
themselves very well. Panel: Darragh Shanley, Matthew Murphy, Darragh McGloin, Donncha
Farrell, Tom Hession, Cian Shea, David Kenny, Tadhg Shea.
The under 14 team found Melview a bit too good for them, as
the Longford town team emerged victorious on a 5-1 scoreline. Christian Donlon
was the Ballyboro goal scorer. Team: Sam Glennon, Josh Crawford, Cormac O’Dowd,
Jack Casey, Rory Carling, James Mimnagh, Joey Trimble, Christian Donlon, Christov,
Euan Cullen, Eoin Cox. Sub: Luke Cullen.
It was a similar story when an understrength under 12 team
played Newtown. The first half was closely contested with the Newtown boys
leading 1-0 at the interval. The Newtownforbes lads were largely on top in the
second half and scored four more, with Christian Donlon notching a consolation
score for Ballyboro from a penalty. Team: Ronan Cox, Anthony Cox, Jack Casey, David
Cox, Ethan Slattery, Christian Donlon, Euan Cullen, Ben Murphy, Daniel Hogan.
Subs: Conn Maxwell, Rian Hogan.
Last Man Standing 2 is up and running, and once again
it is proving to be a very successful venture. Mark Tarmey is going to be kept
very busy over the next few weeks keeping track of the 500 plus entries. Thanks
to all who bought and sold tickets. All funds generated go to the Astroturf
Project.
Fixtures: The under 9s will be taking part in a blitz in
Lanesboro on Saturday starting at 12 noon, along with Melview and Abbey Rovers
The under 11s play their first game in the League Group 1 on
Saturday when they play Abbey Rovers Stripes in Ballinamore, with the kick off
at 12 noon. Other teams in the group are UCL Sharks, Stonepark, and Killoe
Lions. The first three teams in the group qualify for the knock out stages.
The draw for the various cup competitions were made at
the weekend. The under 12s are away to Castlepollard in the Tynan Cup. The
under 14s play Inny FC away in the Shane Brennan Cup, while the under 16s are
at home to Ballymahon in the Nolan Cup. The under 13s received a first round
bye in the Flaherty Cup.
Rathcline GAA – ‘Be with us Be a part of Us’.
Dinner Dance on Saturday
This year we see the return of the Rathcline GAA Dinner Dance on Saturday night next 16th February in the Longford Arms Hotel.
This night out was always the occasion of the year and apart from Santa Claus it was the most looked forwarded event of the year. It was the occasion to dress up and have a local evening in wonderful surroundings and in the company of local people.
This year it is also a cause for celebration as there will be the presentation of the Intermediate Championship and Under 21 medals to the victorious teams.
Tickets are available in O’Brien’s costing a reasonable €40 for a four-course meal and a wonderful night’s entertainment provided by Rhythm & Sticks who are packing the crowds in no matter where they go.
The club looks forward to a huge number from the parish attending and looks forward to a good number of former players and residents returning for the night.
Come along, enjoy the night and let’s create a night to be remembered and one that will be the start of a wonderful parish night out once again.
AGM date change
Have you an interest in the GAA? Would you like to help play your part in Rathcline GAA? Does the skill of your job compliment what the club does? Do you feel that your skills can lead Rathcline to becoming the leading club in Longford? A club is not just about football, it has many facets and the club is ambitiously looking for people that can help progress us both on and off the field – there are many sides that we have identified that need developing and it would be fabulous that you could give off your time to help with this progression. It does not mean that you are being asked to become an executive member but if you have a skill to offer the club the club would love to see you at the AGM on Saturday 23rd February at 8pm or give your name to chairman Liam Connerton, Secretary Cathal Chapman or Treasurer Marie Farrell or Minor club Chairman Alan Fayne, Secretary Seadna Ryan or Treasurer Mary Teresa Mc Grath.
The Play
The Shannon Gaels Minor club is hosting another Big Guerilla Production. ‘And Thank You’ is a new play written and performed by the ever popular and star man Seamus O’Rourke will come to St. Mary’s Hall, Lanesboro, on Saturday 9th March at 8.30pm. Tickets are on sale in O’Brien’s costing €10. Tickets are on sale in O’Brien’s and to book your tickets phone Martina 086-3858934. The play is being hosted by the Shannon Gaels Minor Club.
50/50
On Monday night last, the draw took place for the weekly 50/50 draw. This week our winner was Alan Hanley, Corrigeen. The winning envelope this week was worth €388. Thanks to Alan for his continued support of the draw and maybe next week it can be you all you have to do is to buy a ticket and be in the draw.
The club thanks everyone for their continued support and encourage everyone to persist in your support and hopefully your name will surely be drawn out in the very near future. Tickets are on sale in local shops and businesses throughout the town at €2 each or 3 tickets for €5.
There are now 2 alternatives for those that would like to play the 50/50 by paying in advance. Option 1 is the green envelope where you pay €50 for a six-month term with one free draw and Option 2 is the pink envelope where you pay €100 for a 12-month period with two free draws.
The club encourages your support for the weekly draw and would like to thank everyone that has contributed so far.
St. Faithleach’s
Social and Presentation Night: St. Faithleach’s GAA Social and Presentation Night takes place in the clubhouse on Saturday 23rd February, all players, members, family and supporters are welcome to attend.
U14 Boys and Girls Medal Presentation: Medal Presentation will take place on Sunday 17th at 5pm in the clubhouse, all members of both panels are invited to attend.
Minor and U14 League: League action resumes for both minor and U14 boys next weekend 16th and 17th February. Please check our social media pages for times/venues and updates. Follow us on Facebook – St. Faithleach’s GAA or on twitter @FaithleachsGAA
Cards: Take place every Tuesday evening in the clubhouse.